Dan Quisenberry

Apparently the man who bought the winning Powerball ticket in Missouri chose his numbers randomly. It was just a coincidence that the numbers matched those of former great Kansas City Royals players. But Mark Hill, the Missouri mechanic who won the lottery, did say that he and his wife are Royals fans. Hill's winning numbers were 5, (George Brett), 6 (Willie Wilson), 16 (Bo Jackson), 22 (Dennis Leonard), 23 (Mark Gubizca) and 29 (Dan Quisenberry). Hill bought...

Apparently the man who bought the winning Powerball ticket in Missouri chose his numbers randomly. It was just a coincidence that the numbers matched those of former great Kansas City Royals players. But Mark Hill, the Missouri mechanic who won the lottery, did say that he and his wife are Royals fans. Hill's winning numbers were 5, (George Brett), 6 (Willie Wilson), 16 (Bo Jackson), 22 (Dennis Leonard), 23 (Mark Gubizca) and 29 (Dan Quisenberry). Hill bought...

Kansas City hasn`t lost it yet, but the talk is beginning to have the special tinge of remorse. "I`m not going to concede anything," said catcher Jim Sundberg, "but it`ll probably be more difficult than coming back like we did down two games in the playoffs against Toronto. "We were coming home then to play the next three. It's difficult now, having to go to St. Louis in this position." -- Dan Quisenberry had the rare experience of not being used in a situation he...

One batter was all it took for Dan Quisenberry to have a revelation about Frank White. Moments after Quisenberry came out of the Kansas City bullpen in his major-league debut July 8, 1979, he was wheeling helplessly toward second base. "I threw a fastball down the middle to Lamar Johnson," Quisenberry said, recalling the burly former first baseman of the White Sox. "He hit a seed by my feet. My first reaction is, `I gave up my first hit to my first batter.` And I look back, and...

Dan Quisenberry, the American League career leader with 238 saves, announced his retirement Sunday after less than a month with the San Francisco Giants. Quisenberry, 37, signed with the Giants as a free agent on Jan. 26, 1990 after spending 9 1/2 seasons with Kansas City and 1 1/2 with St. Louis. He appeared in five games with the Giants, going 0-1 with a 13.50 ERA. The submarining right-hander complained of shoulder stiffness last week and said he did not want to go on the disabled list...

Dan Quisenberry, the American League career leader with 238 saves, announced his retirement Sunday after less than a month with the San Francisco Giants. Quisenberry, 37, signed with the Giants as a free agent on Jan. 26, 1990 after spending 9 1/2 seasons with Kansas City and 1 1/2 with St. Louis. He appeared in five games with the Giants, going 0-1 with a 13.50 ERA. The submarining right-hander complained of shoulder stiffness last week and said he did not want to go on the disabled list...

The Cubs are encouraged by the performance of rookie Drew Hall as a starter, but they have not ruled out the possibility of using the 6-foot-5-inch left-hander out of the bullpen in the future. "I`ve always started, but lately they`ve been talking to me about relieving," Hall said. "That's fine with me, because then you don`t have the five days to wait between starts. As a reliever, I could be ready to pitch everyday." Chris Speier has played 53 consecutive...

If the car breaks down, you get a mechanic. If his sinker stops sinking, Dan Quisenberry gets Kent Tekulve. Quisenberry's pitching was broken. After averaging more than 40 saves the previous four seasons, he gave Kansas City just 12 saves last year and had lost his role as the Royals` main stopper by mid-May. At 34, he appeared ready for the junk pile. But he came to spring training with the idea of making things right. Then he allowed 10 hits and eight earned runs in...

If the car breaks down, you get a mechanic. If his sinker stops sinking, Dan Quisenberry gets Kent Tekulve. Quisenberry's pitching was broken. After averaging more than 40 saves the previous four seasons, he gave Kansas City just 12 saves last year and had lost his role as the Royals` main stopper by mid-May. At 34, he appeared ready for the junk pile. But he came to spring training with the idea of making things right. Then he allowed 10 hits and eight earned runs in...

The Cubs are encouraged by the performance of rookie Drew Hall as a starter, but they have not ruled out the possibility of using the 6-foot-5-inch left-hander out of the bullpen in the future. "I`ve always started, but lately they`ve been talking to me about relieving," Hall said. "That's fine with me, because then you don`t have the five days to wait between starts. As a reliever, I could be ready to pitch everyday." Chris Speier has played 53 consecutive...

The Kansas City Royals, losers in their first two World Series games against the Cardinals, arrived here Monday and, surprise of surprises, Dan Quisenberry, their onetime star relief pitcher, was still with the club. After what has been happening the last two weeks, since the Royals entered postseason play, all I`ve been hearing is that Quisenberry no longer is among baseball's best bullpen pitchers, and he has been so woefully ineffective, I thought manager Dick Howser was about to cut him from...

Dan Quisenberry of the Kansas City Royals, who is among baseball's leading philosophers at large, says the way major-league managers handle their bullpens often reminds him of the cowboy in a Western movie. "Managers use their relief pitchers like a six-shooter," Quisenberry explained. "They fire until it's empty and then take the gun and throw it at the villain." These have been slow times for Quisenberry, who for the last four years has led the American League in saves. He has...

Conference on the mound. Toronto Blue Jays vs. Kansas City Royals, bottom of 10th inning, two outs, score tied 5-5 and the potential winning run in scoring position. Dick Howser, the Kansas City manager, says to Dan Quisenberry, his ace relief pitcher: "I`d rather pitch to this guy." "So would I," Quisenberry replies. "This guy" isn`t any ordinary hitter. He is Al Oliver, an 18-year major-league veteran who, at the age of 38, has been hanging on. He batted a disappointing .251 during...

The Kansas City Royals` theory of success, if applied to civilian life, would have us all turning off the alarm and going back to sleep, running for trains, dashing through closing elevator doors, punching the time clock on the last tick and tearing yesterday's date off the calendar tomorrow. Which is, of course, exactly how we all do it anyhow, except our pants are longer than a shortstop's and we don`t wear numbers on our backs. In other words, the Royals play baseball pretty much the...

Carlton Fisk guessed wrong on a pitch from Bret Saberhagen and hit a homer for the fourth straight game, three of them against Kansas City. Bryan Little didn`t execute in the seventh with the White Sox trailing 7-4, and he hit a run-scoring single to lay the foundation for a three-run comeback at the expense of reliever Dan Quisenberry. "All right," manager Tony LaRussa said after Saturday night's 8-7 victory over the Royals in front of 32,398 fans at Comiskey Park. Greg Walker...

Kansas City hasn`t lost it yet, but the talk is beginning to have the special tinge of remorse. "I`m not going to concede anything," said catcher Jim Sundberg, "but it`ll probably be more difficult than coming back like we did down two games in the playoffs against Toronto. "We were coming home then to play the next three. It's difficult now, having to go to St. Louis in this position." -- Dan Quisenberry had the rare experience of not being used in a situation he...

The Kansas City Royals` theory of success, if applied to civilian life, would have us all turning off the alarm and going back to sleep, running for trains, dashing through closing elevator doors, punching the time clock on the last tick and tearing yesterday's date off the calendar tomorrow. Which is, of course, exactly how we all do it anyhow, except our pants are longer than a shortstop's and we don`t wear numbers on our backs. In other words, the Royals play baseball pretty much the...

The Kansas City Royals, losers in their first two World Series games against the Cardinals, arrived here Monday and, surprise of surprises, Dan Quisenberry, their onetime star relief pitcher, was still with the club. After what has been happening the last two weeks, since the Royals entered postseason play, all I`ve been hearing is that Quisenberry no longer is among baseball's best bullpen pitchers, and he has been so woefully ineffective, I thought manager Dick Howser was about to cut him from...

Conference on the mound. Toronto Blue Jays vs. Kansas City Royals, bottom of 10th inning, two outs, score tied 5-5 and the potential winning run in scoring position. Dick Howser, the Kansas City manager, says to Dan Quisenberry, his ace relief pitcher: "I`d rather pitch to this guy." "So would I," Quisenberry replies. "This guy" isn`t any ordinary hitter. He is Al Oliver, an 18-year major-league veteran who, at the age of 38, has been hanging on. He batted a disappointing .251 during...